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You Are the Object of God’s Love

“For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not die but have eternal life.” John 3:16 (GNT)

God loves you so much that he sent Jesus on a mission of love with a message of love. The Bible doesn’t say God has love; it says in 1 John 4:8, “God is love” (NIV). Love is his nature.

God created the entire universe. He created this planet. He created the human race. And he created you because he loves you.

The reason you’re alive is because God created you as an object of his love. He made you so he could love you and so that you could love him. His love for you is the reason your heart’s beating right now; it’s the reason you’re breathing.

He loves you on your good days as much as your bad days. That’s amazing news! He loves you when you can feel his love, and he loves you when you can’t seem to feel it. He loves you whether or not you think you deserve it.

Nothing you do will ever make God stop loving you. You could try, but you simply couldn’t do it because his love for you is based on his character and not on anything you do or say or feel.

God loves you so much that he sent his only Son, Jesus, into this world “so that everyone who believes in him may not die but have eternal life.” (John 3:16 GNT).

When Jesus stretched his arms out as wide as the cross, it was as if he was saying, “I love you this much—so much it hurts, so much that I’ll die for you, so I won’t have to live without you.”

God’s love surpasses all human knowledge. In fact, the Bible tells us in Ephesians 3:17-19, “Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully” (NLT).

It’s amazing to think about that! How could any of us ever fully grasp the width and length and height and depth of God’s love for each one of us? But that’s how much he loves us! That’s how much he loves you.